E150 – Kiel Johnson & Billy Skiffington

September 24, 2013Adventure, Bicycling, Boats, Sailing, Transitsprocketpodcast

Kiel Johnson is the proprietor of Go By Bike Shop & Valet, the recipient of an Alice Toeclips award, an innovator of a private bike sharing system, a former podcast guest, and a fan of sailing.
Billy Skiffington is a former housemate of Brock’s, a man of mystery, and a fan of sailing.

We discuss what it’s like to be in a boat on the water, harnessing the elements to take you where you want to go!

Brock & Aaron also discuss epic rides in the rain, the Rose City Comic Con, and more.

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Logan writes about Darius McCollum, a bit of a folk hero with songs (including this song by Dare Dukes) and a Wikipedia article on him.

Listener Brian twitters:
“Travelling around Portland & Vancouver on public transport thanks to@SprocketPodcast telling me how achievable it is. Car left at motel!”

Marcus, a listener and sit-in guest on E142, shares his reflections on visiting Portland.

JohnnyK offers links to BikeRV, Web Urbanist’s bike mobile home list, & Nomad trailers.

Steve in WY offers some fine points on the speed of bodies moving through the universe to dispute the idea that people aren’t meant to travel at high speeds; he also recommends JB weld for carbon frame repair, and even steel frames.

Trent says “Listening to you and Aaron on the sprocket and loving it / missing you all. I say the three of us go bike camping in cascade locks and grab some scotch ale!”

Glenn from Marrowstone Island recommends a rubber boot patching hierarchy.

Jack shares a train story.

Headlines
LGRAB via Marcus: The Dick Van Dyke Effect?
BikePortland: Green Zebra Grocery wants to be the bike-friendly Plaid Pantry
Phonebloks aim to offer a mobile phone with modular components to reduce electronic waste! (thanks to Logan for the link)

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E149 – Greg Nibler & Sarah X Dylan: Funemployment Radio

September 17, 2013Bicycling, Communication, History, The Law, Train Travel, Transitsprocketpodcast

Greg Nibler & Sarah X Dylan are the hosts of the popular podcast & streaming network Funemployment Radio, and are pretty much responsible for providing an example of podcasting that inspired the creation of The Sprocket Podcast. This summer they teamed up with the Bike Gallery to compete against each other for miles ridden while testing several models of bicycles! We chat with them about Funemployment Radio’s history, their experience during the summer challenge, as well as a little about the controversiality of tallbikes and Brock’s overknowledge of their lives as famous people.

The Funemployment Radio Comedy Showcase happens tomorrow night (September 18, 2013, 8pm) at Secret Society, and will be a great deal of fun! If you’re in Portland, you should go. Get your tickets here!

Brock & Aaron chat about bicycling in Tacoma, sleeping at a Travelodge, and eatingunhealthy food, and mention Joe Biel’s Amtrak Update and C-TRAN’s updates to routing.

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E148 – Brock & Aaron: Rides, Rants & Raves

September 11, 2013Adventure, Bicycling, Camping, Touring, Travelsprocketpodcast

Brock & Aaron take an episode to talk on their own about the Portland Timbers, PCT days & Cascade Locks, OR, as well as the new trail extension on the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway, John B. Yeon, and getting lost in the west hills on a day ride.

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Adam enjoyed our last episode.

Sarah from Twitter thought it was “very NPR-ish.”

Chris in WY shares a touring GPS unit from Garmin.

JohnnyK loves Advanced Riskology.

Headlines
grindtv.com: woman steals her stolen bike back
Bike Trailer Blog: bedframe turns into a trailer

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E147 – Tyler Tervooren: Advanced Riskology

September 4, 2013Adventure, Bicycling, Car Ownership, Communication, Downsizing, TravelRunningsprocketpodcast

Tyler Tervooren believes in Advanced Riskology: better living through uncertainty. While today’s cultural norms encourage having everything safely buttoned up and tucked in, his journey to personal fulfillment doesn’t have it all safely figured out. Instead, he’s pursuing his goals of an unconventional lifestyle by riding the ragged edge that the boring call disaster, and the interesting call really living.

Brock & Aaron also discuss Pennsylvania, humidity, getting WAY too drunk, and 4 years of living in Portland.

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JohnnyK chimes in on our chat with Anna Brones about eating pigeon eggs.

Listener Ken contributes a new transit tip: the CAT shuttle to Hood River now goes twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday.

We’re grateful for a donation from Wayne, who recently visited Portland and should have said hello!

The Stickman shouts out before moving away from PDX: “If there is one thing I take back to Vegas with me from Oregon it is the @SprocketPodcast. Can’t thank you guys enough for the inspiration.”

Headlines
TriMet: Mobile Ticketing is coming soon to your pocket.
Wall Street Journal via one bike one world: overeager transit fan is sentenced to prison
The Atlantic Cities via Brandon: A stylish ring can replace your farecard

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E146 – Beth Hamon: Music, Bikes and Slowing Down

August 27, 2013Bicycling, Communication, Downsizing, Family, Music, Train Travel, Travelsprocketpodcast

Beth Hamon is a musician who plays “Jewish music for the rest of us,” and is a big supporter of Portland’s bicycle culture and the utility of bicycles in general. She joins us today to share some stories, songs, and heartfelt spirituality.

Beth mentioned these reads:
Energy & Equity, by Ivan Illich
The Jaunt, by Stephen King

Brock, Aaron & Brandon also discuss dental problems, stream cleanups, and weight loss.

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JohnnyK writes in on several episodes with his take: E143 with Dan Flores: “This has got to be one of the funniest episodes ever!” and E144 with Cory Poole and the legality of street skating.

Cory responds with an upbeat take on the skateboarding as transportation trend.

Phoebe writes in to comment on Tim Mooney’s episode, in which we mention Washington DC’s bikeshare program; her experience with bikeshare changed her outlook on the city!

Steve in WY clears up the german tire company’s pronunciation for us.

Rance wrote: “Here is a video for the Follow Me Tandem that you guys talked about.”

Aaron’s brother Tito was highly amused by E143, as was their mom.

Oh, and Marcus, that egg/avocado recipe bakes at around 425º!

Headlines
Cycle Wild: new website offers more resources to discover Oregon camping options
BikePortland: Opening day fire causes serious damage at the Bike Farm
And lastly, Brandon Rhodes finds the Noomad!

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E145 – Anna Brones: The Culinary Cyclist

August 20, 2013Bicycling, Cargo, Communication, Family, Gardening, Kitchensprocketpodcast

Anna Brones is the author of The Culinary Cyclist and runs the websitefoodieunderground.com, and was kind enough to stop by to chat about some of this, including guiding us through a “test kitchen” type of experience. Our topics included:

pinterestfail.com
Brock’s shame eating & perilous fast food
making baked eggs in avocados
Anna tells a sad tale of pigeons nesting in her kale plants
bicycles & food transport, bicycling in Paris, and the possibility of a tumblr based on bikes & baguettes.
Our feelings on the television series Portlandia
slowing down our pace of food and keeping it simple
Elly Blue Publishing & Taking The Lane
and much, much more…

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E144 – Cory Poole Skates to Salem

August 13, 2013Advocacy, Bicycling, Family, Skateboarding, Touring, Walkingsprocketpodcast

Cory Poole from the NW Skate Coalition undertakes a long-distance longboard trip to work between Portland and Salem! We’re hoping he crosses the entire state of Oregon someday. He returns to the show with some updates on the local skate scene, and also talks about his experience at the Fiets of Parenthood event.

Brock stayed up far to late for work this weekend, and passed Aaron in a school bus earlier today, who removed part of his finger unintentionally. Cory mentions the Rob Thompson bicycle phone charger that an amateur electrician could probably make themselves.

We also include an interview Brock taped with TriMet trainer Ken Jenson at the OMSI sustainable transportation event that neighbored the Cascadia Cargo Bike Fair in July!

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Aaron’s friend Sean who is crossing the country by bike found a podcast sticker still affixed to the Twin Bridges bicycle camp.

Headlines
Fast Co. via Marcus: Smart handlebars give any bicycle a brain transplant

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E143 – Dan Flores: Visiting Portland, Living in Columbia

August 7, 2013Bicycling, Business, Communication, Technology, Transit, Travelsprocketpodcast

Our esteemed co-host’s brother, Dan Flores, joins us to discuss Bogota’s cycling street closures, small businesses, South American bus travel, and bicycling through Portland on his summer visit.

Headlines
Gizmodo via Brandon: 11 Ways I’m Trying to Achieve a Sane Relationship With the Internet
Chicago Times: Cyclist pleads guilty to first U.S. felony vehicular manslaughter by bike

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Dan from MN has drum brakes.

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E142 – Adam Leyrer: Co-Creative Pruning

July 30, 2013Bicycling, Business, Cargo, Downsizing, Forestry, Gardening, Walkingsprocketpodcast

Adam Leyrer from Co-Creative Pruning is truly car-free and runs his arborist business on a fantastic bike trailer from Seattle’s Haulin’ Colin. We discuss becoming an arborist, certification, why no cars, the bike & trailer setup, hand powered tree care, partnership with a beekeeper, and Forest Park Conservancy donations.

Brock is a witness to a hit-and-run, and Aaron attends a bike move and a repair clinic (gallery below). Listeners Marcus & Beth from Chicago are in town and sit in on the taping as well as generously providing our drinks!

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Chris in Arcata writes in about improved accomodations for touring cyclists in his town and bike access in the area. A Facebook post about camping and his site,http://completestreetsadvocate.org.

Josh in Cully, Portland:
a 5 min video on private buses in Detroit, and
Dan Christensen’s guide to bus seats

Rance found a keg trailer on facebook!

Tim Mooney calls in from the road about kindness from strangers on the road!

Kath Youell from twitter:

Sipping an iced coffee, knitting, listening to @SprocketPodcast while the kids play and (sort of) watch Mary Poppins. #NiceSaturday

Headlines
BikePortland: forthcoming “Nimbler” app helps plan “bike + transit” trips
Tiny House Blog via Marcus: Portland now has a tiny house hotel!

On the right is Bill who works for B-line. Guess who’s drinking Mate? Me. I’m drinking Mate.

This is Tyler, a recent grad from Bike Repair Institute. Someone give this guy a job.

I was calling this guy frank all day. Turns out his name is Fred. Oops.

That is a couch on a tomscargo #9. Just to show off, norm strapped a chair to the couch.

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E141 – Chris & Heidi Hershberger-Esh: Cyclical Simplicity

July 22, 2013Bicycling, Camping, Cargo, Downsizing, Touring, Travelsprocketpodcast

Chris & Heidi Hershberger-Esh took the opportunity of being young and in-between life stages to bicycle across the continent at their own pace and choosing their own course. What happens when these two Mennonites expand their commitment to bicycling to a national scale? Lots of fun and practical lessons for life, that’s what. Guest host David Heddy joins us to make the connection and help bring their great journey to the Sprocket’s studios. You can find in-depth writing about the trip atcyclicalsimplicity.com and find out how the experience ends.

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